MVN 22, 149 (P202952)

Administrative tag excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 013845

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 20.0 mm

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. dub gid2-da
 en: xxx
3. gesz {gesz}kiri6# sila3? gur#?
 en: xxx
  blank space
4. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki}
 en: xxx

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tag
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 33.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    sealed; N

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: MVN 22, 149

    [Molina2003MVN22] Molina, Manuel. 2003. Testi Amministrativi Neosumerici Del British Museum, BM 13601-14300. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 21. Roma: Bonsignori Editore.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 048

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 013845
  • Accession No.: 1896-03-31, 0200

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:19:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:34:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:26:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:41 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“MVN 22, 149 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P202952.
MVN 22, 149 artifact entry (No. P202952). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P202952 (Original work published 2002)
MVN 22, 149 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P202952 (Accessed: June 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {MVN 22, 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P202952},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P202952},
}


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